U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of HealthNIH Publication No. 07-4901 hoW are We WorkiNg to better uNderstaNd aNd treat eatiNg disorders ?research to understand them, the biological, behavioral and social underpinnings of these illnesses remain elusive. eating disorders are real, treat-able medical illnesses with complex underlying psychological and biological cau